2.1. Installing Qualcomm Configuration Tool

The installation of this tool is dependent on which chip family the tools has been packaged with, and the platform on which the tool runs.

2.1.1. QCS40x Family

This family of chips are audio products for Smart Speakers and Soundbars. This Configuration Tool for this family of chips is installable via a .exe installer on Windows, and a .deb file for installation on Ubuntu desktops.

2.1.1.1. Windows

The installer should be downloaded from the CreatePoint Tools section of the QCS40x chip Product Kit. The file that is download is called QualcommDeviceConfigTool-<version>.exe, and this should be run to install the Configuration Tool. Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 are supported.

2.1.1.2. Ubuntu 16.04

The only Linux desktop variant that is supported is Ubuntu 16.04. The installation might work on later releases, but this is not guaranteed. The installer for this tool can be found in the Tools section of the QCS40x chip Product Kit. The file pyconfigtool-<version>_all.deb should be downloaded. The browser might automatically send this file to the Ubuntu Software Center Application to install the Debian package file. Click on the “Install” button if this is the case. Note that the post-install scripts might take a few minutes, and the Software Centre does not show meaningful progress during this time.

If the package is not automatically sent to the Software Center by the browser, but is just downloaded somewhere, it can be invoked using the following commands at a shell prompt:

sudo dpkg -i /path/to/deb-file
sudo apt-get install -f

which will install the Debian package file, and then ensure all the dependencies are met, including running the post-install scripts that are part of the package.